Dead Man's Bones

Susan Wittig Albert’s exciting mysteries have been praised as “unique” ( Seattle Post-Intelligencer ) and “fascinating” ( Booklist ). Now, a dead man’s bones are uncovered—and Texas ex-lawyer and herbalist China Bayles must dig into a pair of murders separated by time but connected by motive… When China’s teenage son finds some skeletal remains during a local cave dig—remains that show a not-so-accidental death—it’s a disturbing development. But China doesn’t let it distract her from the opening